The Free Voice

Foreword 1 Introduction 2 The Organs of Voice Natural Singing: Correct vs. Habitual 3 Vocal Control Direct Control Control Through Self-Awareness Conceptual Control and Its Limitations 4 The Vocal Registers Mechanics of the Registers 'Pure' Registration Registers and Intensity The 'Break' 'Mixed' Registration A Coordinated or 'Blended' Registration The 'Two-Voiced' Singer Segmentation of the Registers Register Rotation Parallel Relationships Registers and Interpretation 5 Aesthetic Judgment Vowel Quality Vowel Adaptation Common Factors The Legato The Attack Vocal Limitations Voice 'Building' 6 Conceptual Evaluations Textural Properties of the Vowel, Registration and Resonance Temperament, Anatomical Structure and Emotional Identification 7 Vocal Exercises Exercising the Registers Exercises for Separating the Registers, Female Voice Exercises for Separating the Registers, Male Voice Exercises for Register Mutation Preparatory Exercises for Combining the Registers, Female Voice Preparatory Exercises for Combining the Registers, Male Voice The Messa di Voce Messa di Voce-Female Voice Messa di Voce-Male Voice Practice Repertoire and Interpretation 8 Breathing Breath 'Control' Feeling and Emotion 9 Characteristic Voice Movements The Vibrato The Tremolo The Wobble 10 Attitudes Toward Teaching and Learning Self-Perception Freedom and Intuition Spontaneity Stimulus Control Tangible Control Energy and Movement The Conditioned Reflex Theory APPENDIX The Composition of Vocal Tone Pitch Intensity Resonance Duration Quality-The Vowel-Timbre Index